Frictional Games, developer of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, has released a new trailer for its PlayStation 4 sci-fi horror title SOMA.

“This video showcases a few in-game scenes along with fresh voice work,” explained Thomas Grip, creative director at Frictional Games. “Our hope is to give you a taste of the feel and atmosphere that SOMA will have. It also contains a few clues on what the game’s story will be about.”

“We are currently about a week away from the alpha of the game,” he added. “This is a build in which a bit more than half of the full game is playable. It’s currently clocking in at around five hours, meaning the final game will end up at eight hours or so.

“We still have a long way to go; SOMA is still a year or so away from its 2015 release. We feel we are on the right track, though, and think this is shaping up to be our studio’s best work so far by a wide margin,” Grip concluded.

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